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I'm convinced that for most people, most of the time, the experience of
listening to (rock and soul) music in the 21st century is essentially
different than it was back in the day. I'd love to know your thoughts.

For me, the whole listening experience is different in so many ways
that I hardly know
where to start. Here's a quick summary of six differences that stand
out to me. Each one is linked to its own discussion thread for
your comments.

The older Top 40 mix of musical styles with a huge shared audience
fragmented into many smaller niche audiences, one for each musical
style and slant, exchanging more personalization for lost common
cultural experiences.

Another blog article, How Music
Listening Has Changed,
makes the
broader claim that music listening is essentially different now than it
was back in the day. That article calls out six reasons, including... (more)

With increased mobility, faster pace of life, competition from
interactive media, and shorter attention spans, music listening has
less meaning and importance for most people now than it did years ago,
when sustained attention was commonplace.

Another blog article, How Music
Listening Has Changed,
makes the
broader claim that music listening is essentially different now than it
was back in the day. That article calls out... (more)

Music reflects the times we live in. Today's songwriters and audiences
reflect a more individualist, materialist, fearful, uncertain,
cynical, and alienated society than back in the day.

Another blog article, How Music
Listening Has Changed,
makes the
broader claim that music listening is essentially different now than it
was back in the day. That article calls out six reasons, including
changing times. Here is where to ... (more)

Another blog article, How Music
Listening Has Changed,
makes the
broader claim that music listening is essentially different now than it
was back in the day. That article calls out six reasons, ... (more)